Hello pod, this is your matriarch  KIT speaking!

Our member  Syrios is doing commissions:

Hi there, i was wondering if it would be possible for you to announce that im open for commissions? Cetaceans happen to be something of frequent theme for my art.

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Captivity & hunting
Faroe Island conservationists face two years in prison for not aiding whale killings: http://europe.newsweek.com/faroe-is.....illings-329571 (WARNING FOR DISTURBING IMAGES!)
Former Japanese Dolphin Hunter Teams Up With Activist Ric O'Barry: https://www.thedodo.com/former-japa.....470889812.html
Recently Spotted 103-Year-Old Orca Is Bad News For SeaWorld: https://www.thedodo.com/recently-sp.....547381307.html
'Dolphins With The Stars' Reality Show Provokes International Outrage: https://www.thedodo.com/dolphins-wi.....152067605.html
Anti-Whaling Petition Approaches One Million Goal: http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/.....e-million-goal
Appeals Court Sides With Seaquarium In Lolita Fight: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/06/2.....-lolita-fight/


Wild cetaceans & environment
Royal Navy bombs may have caused mass whale deaths: http://www.express.co.uk/scotland/5.....or-Environment
All-White Whale Makes A Stunning Appearance: https://www.thedodo.com/rare-albino.....235178837.html
UN Recognizes Dolphin And Whale Culture, Moves To Protect 31 Species: https://www.thedodo.com/un-recogniz.....812827144.html
Race Is On To Save The Planet's 97 Remaining Tiny Porpoises: https://www.thedodo.com/vaquita-gil.....019637560.html
Oil Company's 'Exploration' Means Death Sentence For World's Rarest Dolphins: https://www.thedodo.com/mauis-dolph.....867327846.html
Friendly Porpoise Gave Hope To Man Lost At Sea For 31 Hours: https://www.thedodo.com/friendly-po.....724534070.html
Disabled Orca Stumpy Has Always Relied on the Kindness of Stranger Orcas: http://gawker.com/disabled-orca-stu.....ess-1713881332
The incredible mating rituals of humpback whales captured on video at night for the first time: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art.....ight-time.html


Fun & education
Whales use 'bungee-cord' nerves to capture fish: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3067316/Whales-use-bungee-cord-nerves-capture-fish-bodies-inflate-like-water-balloons-swallow-shoals-prey.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Whale Befriends Dolphins During Magical Moment In Hawaii: https://www.thedodo.com/whale-dolph.....916925140.html
Humpback Whales Make Music That Helps Humans: https://www.thedodo.com/pod-tune-wh.....165381980.html
Toy giant Mattel stops production of its SeaWorld-branded Barbie: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a.....er-Barbie.html
5 Things That Will Change The Way You Look At Orcas: https://www.thedodo.com/community/F.....032677206.html
15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Dolphins: https://www.thedodo.com/community/F.....090221144.html
Incredible acrobatics of 40-tonne humpback whale doing a mid-air barrel roll captured by marine researcher: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art.....esearcher.html
Reconstructed ancient whales: http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Pakicetus + http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Ambulocetus-natans + http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Basilosaurus + http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Dorudon + http://prehistoric-fauna.com/Livyatan-melvillei


See you next time!
- aza